Please do your research. Mr. Ralph Home Improvement is NOT a licensed home improvement/kitchen…read morerenovation contractor. Although, I asked on our initial conversation and he confirmed that he was licensed. After seeing the pictures of a new kitchen and reading the excellent reviews posted on yelp I contacted Mr. Ralph. He first gave me a labor cost of to renovate my kitchen for $3,000. After a few days he text me dropping his price to $2,700. He said he understood my situation & was willing to help me out. Few days later he went to my home, measured, sent me a shopping list of the items I needed. I ordered them through Lowes. Had them delivered bc his truck didn't have room/space for all the materials. While waiting on the new cabinets he demoed the old kitchen cabinets, painted the ceiling, walls and trim. This is where things began to go south: After noticing the old wall were the original cabinets were not painted, I asked him why not paint the old walls? He was resistant bc the new cabinets where going to be installed and no one would see it. He later gave in & began painting the old yellow walls. He charged $500 for the paint job + I purchased the paint. The quality I was promised was NOT what I or my real estate agent was seeing. The purpose of this project was to renovate my old kitchen so I can list the house for sale. After telling Mr. Ralph I was not happy on how large the gap between the refrigerator and top cabinet is I asked if perhaps the cabinet can be switched to a bigger/more functional size. At first he told me the gap can be covered if I placed something on top of refrigerator. I said ok. I thought perhaps a sign or basket would do the work. A few days later my realtor goes in, sees the cabinets and was also not pleased. She's sold properties for many yrs and is able to tell something is wrong right away. She called me up- bc I'm out of state- sent me more pics and strongly encouraged me to get the right cabinets for this area. After reaching out to Mr. Ralph he became belligerent, said I was micromanaging him and should trust the process. Mr. Ralph then texted me to let me know he was packing up & leaving. He demanded the rest of the $ owed which I had paid 1/2 of what he was charging me up front. Told me the job he was doing cost a lot more than $2,700 yet that was the cost he gave me. He told me if I did not paying him the rest of the $ owed he would not return. I asked him: would you pay for a job you are not happy with? A job that hasn't been completed? No, I didn't pay him & thankfully did not return. I failed to do my research for project. As a first time home owner who moved out of state & needs to sell the home. I trusted someone who told me on many occasions he was professional, experienced and meticulous at his craft. For this I'm paying the price. Please do not make the same mistake. Do not take a contractor's word no matter how nice they seem. No matter how many times they tell you they understand and want to help you. Ask to see proof- which I was never provided. All I received was an invoice for the renovation of kitchen cabinets and painting of my kitchen. I'm glad I listened to my realtor. In less than 24 hours of Mr. Ralph walking out of this project a new certified/experienced/recommended contractor stepped in. He wasn't shocked of the quality/service I received. Unfortunately, he's had to step in to fix jobs like the one I was left with. The new contractor confirmed: All the cabinets and counter top that were initially ordered were measured incorrectly & ALL the materials which were order needed to be returned w/ the exception of the ones already installed- bc those can't be refunded since they've been drilled in. I've lost $ & a lot of time. My home was suppose to be listed already. I lost $1,600: $1,350 ($2,700) was given as a deposit + $250 ($500) for kitchen paint job. I now have to pay extra to get the job done correctly- so basically I got what I paid for . Lesson learned. Do YOUR RESEARCH. No proof of licenses, no contract, no drawings, etc no business/$.

Mr. Ralph provided excellent service. In addition to being very professional, he is fair with…read morepricing and has a quick turnaround time. I thought I was going to have to purchase a new bed frame, but now thanks to Mr. Ralph my bed frame is better structured than when I bought it over 10 years ago. I'll definitely reach out to Mr. Ralph for all of my future home improvement needs.

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We hired Cornerstone Construction and Remodeling to build a mudroom on the front of the house and…read moreto finish the attic. I will say Stephen Hale is an excellent salesman. Promises to have excellent work and that the work will be done correctly. However, the workmanship overall is not good, several issues had to be resolved. Stephen (if he comes) shows up on site for maybe 30 mins at the beginning of the day. Stephen doesn't check any of the work to ensure its up to code or if he does, he doesn't know the code and will cause rework later. I requested all work to be permitted at the beginning of the project. After questioning when the inspector was coming, his workers said Stephen was dealing with that. Stephen never filed for the permitting until I told him it had to be done. Work had to be paused for a month while waiting for inspector to come to the house. Cracks in grout from install after 2 months. I found out there was no Schluter or hardy board under the tile and it was put directly onto plywood. After 3 attempts to repair by just adding more grout into the cracks and caulking into the grout, I complained enough that he replaced it with LVP. They poured a concrete pad right before a frost and mounted the split unit condenser on it 2 days after pouring. I asked Stephen to fix this and his response was "it's a useable pad". I was so feed up with the excuses and the terrible workmanship that I didn't even want him to come back. Several other items had to be fixed, mounting the split units within 2 inches from the ceiling, not cleaning the walls before painting, stripped screws, and overall just terrible finishing work. The other issue I had was that they used my tools and shop vac while working on the projects without consent. Completely unprofessional. Stephen Hale offers a good price but the headaches and numerous failed inspections were a nightmare. Spend a little more and avoid the problems.

We needed some repair work done in our house and found Adam via a Facebook post, from our initial…read moreconversation until the completion of the work, Adam was very responsive, gave honest appraisals, met his time commitments and finished the work when he said he would. There were some unexpected challenges along the way but Adam incorporated some out of the box thinking in order the get the job done. I highly recommend Adam and his team.

Civale's really helped us out of a jam. We had some FHA requirements that needed to be done…read morequickly. Adam and his crew worked diligently to get everything done in time. Civale's crew worked quickly to meet our needs, we're clean and professional, used good judgement in product choices, and finished a quality job on time and at cost. I would not hesitate to call them again, can't thank them enough, and feel fortunate that things worked out so well. I'm impressed with their work and recommend them 100%.

Contento Development removed our old, ineffective gutter guards, cleaned our gutters and installed…read morenew micro-mesh filters. The owner John was extremely pleasant, courteous and professional, answering all questions prior to the job and doing great work. We will certainly look to him for future needs, as he does quite a range of home improvements as well. Give him a call if you're looking for and honest, competent local contractor. I'd be more than happy to provide a customer referral should you drop me a PM.

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Excellent work, friendly, and quick service on my roof. Worth every penny spent. Will use ProBuilt…read moreon my roof. A+ craftmanship.

From the owner: Home Remodeling, Roofing Contractor, Deck Builder, Bathroom remodeling, Kitchen renovations,…read moreCeramic tile & Hardwood floor installer, Window & Door installation replacement, Residential & Commercial contractor, Additions, Renovations, Restorations, Remodeling, Framing, B2B, Deck construction, structural framing. LICENSED and INSURED and CERTIFIED in Connecticut ProBuilt Building Remodeling Contractor 70 Ledyard Rd New Britain CT 06053 , call or text 203-631-5577 anytime or email ProBuiltConst@yahoo.com website ProBuiltRemodeling.com

I hired Mendez Concrete & Construction to do work on repairing a crack in a concrete retaining wall…read morethat other companies wanted to charge me double for or didn't even bother coming back when I baulked at the price. These guys were VERY professional, had GREAT communication, and did an AWESOME job cleaning up the worksite. I was so happy with the work, I had them do additional concrete work (the very next week) to clean up another retaining wall and my front steps that according to my wife, looked ugly. Exceeded expectations. I would not hesitate to recommend Mendez Concrete & Construction to my family and friends.

I highly recommend this company ! They did an amazing job ! This company is very professional and…read morelegit. keep up the good work guys !

Miguel did an absolutely fantastic job with our very faded engineered hardwood refinishing project…read more Our project consisted of the dining room, living room, powder room, a small hallway, a small closet and a flight of stairs. He was extremely punctual every day, he was very meticulous, very professional and is a really nice guy. The floors and stairs look great and are ready to withstand many years. I highly recommend MJP Flooring for your hardwood refinishing project!

We hired MJP Flooring (Miguel) to install new tile in the kitchen and hallway and refinish hardwood…read morefloors in the bedrooms and living/dining room. The tile mechanic, Jose did a good job and was very accommodating and pleasant to work with. The floor refinishers were another story. Of the three workers he left on the job, one doing the edging continued working. The other worker listened to loud music, sat on the floor with a drink and loudly sang along with the radio and did a minimum amount of work. The drum sander was either inexperienced, untrained or careless because he started with a very coarse sandpaper but never moved to succeeding grits of finer sandpapers, which left deep scratch marks in the hardwood. As a retired CT licensed home inspector and licensed home improvement contractor, I felt qualified to evaluate this job. When I explained to Miguel why I wasn't happy with the job and asked him to re-sand the floor he refused and came back the next morning to add another coat of finish which did nothing to smooth out the scratches. When he returned the following day, I told him the floor was no better and again asked him to re-sand the floors which he again refused. I subsequently hired another floor refinisher who correctly re-sanded the floors and they came out beautiful. Two days later Miguel called me for a final payment. I told him I had fired him and hired another company to redo his job. He threatened to go into the house and rip out all the tile. I immediately called Meriden Police and explained what had happened and they called Miguel and told him if he entered the house he would be arrested, whereupon he left the property. In addition, Miguel left many bags of sawdust, tile and tile cement on the front lawn and in the house which he had promised to remove. I cannot recommend this company.